Includes index.

Contents: Legal foundations of criminal justice: fundamentals of criminal law -- The Roles of legislatures and courts in developing the criminal law -- The Substantive criminal law: constitutional limitations on the prohibition of criminal conduct -- Elements of crimes and parties to crimes -- Inchoate offenses -- Offenses against persons -- Property crimes -- Offenses against public health and the environment -- Offenses against public order, safety and security -- Offenses against justice and public administration -- Criminal responsibility and defenses -- Appendix A: Access to the law through legal research -- Appendix B: The Constitution of the united states of america.